I've lost two keys, one of which is the period button. So far, for four months, I've simply been copying that are lying around, and pasting them into web browsers, word documents etc etc. The thought just struck me; is there a global shortcut for entering a period? Like, say, ctrl+opt+command+p ? And if not, can someone tell me how to do it in Firefox, excel, and word? Thanks!
posted by omnigut on Mar 9, 2009 - 31 answers

Help me stop cluttering up my (OS X) desktop. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 7, 2008 - 23 answers

The number five suddendly won't work on my laptop, can I program a key combination to paste it whenever I need it? [more inside]
posted by BobsterLobster on Mar 10, 2008 - 12 answers

How can I temporarily disable the alt+tab shortcut when I'm playing games in Windows XP? [more inside]
posted by good in a vacuum on Mar 5, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm used to the keyboard shortcuts on OS X, but I have to use a Windows PC at work. What are some ways that I can remap the keys on XP to get as close to Apple's as possible? [more inside]
posted by Frankieist on Feb 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a keyboard shortcut that opens a Google reader item in a new firefox tab without shifting the focus (with os x, if that matters)? The list of Google Reader shortcuts is here, and none of them seem to be able to open up an item in a new tab or window without also shifting the focus away from the reader. If this doesn't come standard, does anyone know of a plugin or extension that would add this functionality? Googling turned up nothing. Thanks!
posted by davidstandaford on Aug 3, 2007 - 11 answers

Is there a keyboard shortcut that moves the keyboard cursor to the Google Toolbar in Firefox 2.0? [more inside]
posted by tickingclock on Nov 11, 2006 - 5 answers

Can you solve my frustrating microsoft office keyboard shortcut customization problem? [more inside]
posted by betterton on Jan 29, 2006 - 4 answers

How to require Caps Lock to be held down for a few seconds before activating? [more inside]
posted by BigPicnic on Mar 2, 2005 - 8 answers

How do I switch between different windows of the same program in OS X using the keyboard? [more inside]
posted by chill on Feb 20, 2005 - 20 answers

Is there a keyboard shortcut in Firefox that checks or unchecks (toggles) a checkbox? If there's no built-in shortcut, can I easily program one? Is there a shortcut in IE for this? I have Googled in vain.
posted by acridrabbit on Feb 17, 2005 - 13 answers